Combined light and rein holder.



E. BROWNING. COMBINED LIGHT AND REIN HOLDER APPLICATION FILED SEPT.15,-1902.

H0 MODEL.

Patented June 2, 1 903.

P TENT Fries,

' ELI BROWNING, OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES H.LANTZ, OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.

COMBINED LIGHT AND RElN HOLDER;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,203, dated June 2,1903. Application. filed September 15,1902. Serial 110.123.3923. (Nomodel.)

T all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ELI BROWNING, a citizenof the United States, residing at Iowa Oity, in the county of Johnsonand State of Iowa, have invented certain .new and useful. Im-

provements in a Combined Light and Rein Holder for Vehicles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to the combination of a lantern, alantern-holder, anda reins-i holder for vehicles, adapted to be mountedfor; use on the tops of buggies, carriages, and

' duce a combined lantern, lantern-holder, and

other vehicles having tops.

One'of the objects of this invention is to produce a combined'lantern,lantern-holder," and reins-holder which may be mounted in.

such a wayupon the tops of buggies, car- Y riages, and other vehicleshaving tops as to furnish a headlight to guide the driver along his wayat night and at the same time-provide convenient means for holding thereins out of reach of thehorses' tail when they are not held in thedrivers hands.

1 Another object of thisinvention is to produce a combined lantern,lantern-holder, and reins-holder of the character described which willpermit the, lantern to be automatically adjusted to upgrade anddowngrade in the road along which a driver is traveling.

, Another object of this invention isto pro duce a combined lantern,lantern-holder, and; reins-holder of the character described which.

will prevent the horse from obstructing the light before the driver andat'the same time not blind the driver by glaring backwardly into hiseyes. I I

I Another object of this invention is to produce a combined'lantern,lantern-holder, and reins-holder of the character described which willwhile .unobstructedly lighting the-way before the driver withoutblinding him with its backward glare so conceal the presence of those inthe vehicle as to prevent footpads or any one by the wayside-from seeingthem or in any way recognizing their individualities. a

Another object of this invention is to produce a combined lantern,lantern-holder, and,

reins-holder of the character described-which will render a woman driveralong a public.

a man driver would be bykeeping her sex so completely inthe backgroundof the light as to prevent her discovery by anyone on the wayside.

7 Another object ofthis invention is to produce a combined lantern,lantern-holder, and

reins-holder of the character described which maybe kept permanently inplace without disfiguration of vehicle or inconvenience 'of driver orwhich may be readily and easily re- ]moved either in part or entirelywhen desired.

Another object of this invention is to pro:

reins-holder of the character described which may be left in place andin use with the top of the-buggy or other vehicle down as easily and assafely as when it-is up.

Another object of this invention-is to pro-.

duce a combined lantern, lantern-holder,-and reins-holder of thecharacter described which in addition to the uses of a perfectroad-lantern will provide convenient, safe, and ready holders in whichthe reins may be placed and kept out of the reach of the horses tail insuch a manner as to'be easily and readily resumed by the driver.

v I attain these and other objects not specifiically ennmerat'ed bymeans of the constructions, combinations, and arrangements shown in theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich-- Figure 1 is the side view of the buggy-top equipped with acombined lantern, lanternholder, and reins-holder constructed accord ingtothe details ofmy invention. ,Fig. 2 is a full front view of mycombined lantern, la'ntern-holder, and reins holder, showing the clamp-yoke for ad justing the lantern in position. Fig. 5 is a detailed viewof the lower clamp-plate, showing the reins-holder at each end thereofand the countersunk bed or rest geared trunnion -beds, and the U -shapedprovided in the central under surface thereof to engage the upper end ofthe upwardlyactuated clamp-screw. Fig. 6 is a sectional side viewthrough the whole combination; and Fig. 7 is a detailed View of theupper clampplate, showing the countersunk beds or rests for the lugsprojected from the bottom surface of the base-piece.

. frame, in connection with the inverted-bowlshaped upper piece 15 andthe terminal lower piece to which the oil holder or reservoir 21 isattached, said ribs being united with said terminal upper and lowerpieces.

5 is a bullseye lens set in an opaque flamechamber 16.

6 is a downwardly-disposed U -shaped clamp-yoke havingits upper endintegral with the front side center of the base-piece 2 and its U curvethrown downwardly back around the front edge of the vehicle-top andfastened in place around such edge by the T-shaped clamp screw 7, whichpasses upwardly through the aperture 8 in the lower end of theclamp-yoke 6 and engages the countersunk bed 9, provided in the nethersurface of the lower clam p-plate 10, securely fastened transverselyalong the under surface edge of the vehicle-top.

11 11 are conical lugs provided on the un-' der surface of thebase-piece 2 to be pressed through the action of the clamp-screwinto thecountersunk beds 11 11, provided in the upper surface of the upper clampplate 22, which is to be permanently secured along the bow edge of thevehicle-top and give the lantern-holder rigidity of position whenadjusted to said vehicle-top.

12 12 are reins-holders provided at each end of the lower clamp-plate10.

13 13 13 13 are ribs which emanate from each of two hubs 14, provided onopposite sides of the skeleton frame and connected by such ribs with theterminal pieces of said skeleton frame. These ribs pass slantinglyupward and slantingly downward in opposite inwardly-curved directionstill they meet and intersect upwardly in the under rim of theinvertedbowl -shaped upper piece 15 and downwardly in the upper edge ofthe bottom piece, to which the oil holder or reservoir 21 is attached,thus forming a skeleton frame to inclose and protect the opaqueflame-chain ber 16, which carries the bulls-eye lens 5.

17 17 are spring-tongues set in the months 18 18 of the trunnion-beds 33 and controlled by the downwardly-actuated screws 19 19 in guarding thepassage-way through which the trunnions 4 4 slide in reaching their beds3 3 in the upper ends of the vertical shanks 1 1 on each side of thelantern.

19 19 are downwardlyactuated screws passed vertically downward throughthe upper jaws of trunnion-mouths 18 18 to regulate the tension oftongue-springs 17 17 in retaining the trunnions 4 4 in their beds 3 3and in regulating the grade-adjusting oscillation of the lantern in itsholder.

20 is a weather-cap, consisting of a horizontally-disposed rimprojection from the cap piece 15 over the ventilation-holes provided onthe sides of said cap-piece.

21 is an oil holder or reservoir, which is attached by suitable means tothe lower end piece of the skeleton frame which incloses the opaqueflame-chamber 16.

22 is the upper clamp-plate, carrying countersunk beds 11 11 to engagethe lugs 11 11 and hold the bracket in place.

In adjusting this combination to a vehicle for use the upper and thelower clamp-plates 22 and 10 are first securely attached along the upperand the lower surfaces of the bow of the vehicle-top, near enough to thefront edge thereof to' permit the lugs 11 11 on the base-piece-to restin the beds 11 11 on the upper clamp-plate and the aperture 8 in thelower end of the clamp-yoke 6 to come over the countersunk bed 9 in theunder surface of the lower clamp-plate. The clamp-yoke is then passedover the front edge of the vehicletop, and the T-shaped clamp-screw 7 isinserted through the aperture 8 and turned till it engages thecountersunk rest 9 in the lower clamp-plate and presses the conical lugs11 11 on the under surface of the base-piece into the countersunk beds11 11 in the upper surface of the upper clamp-plate. The lantern is thenadjusted to the holder by passing the trunnions 4 4 through thespringgeared passages 18 18 into the trunnion-beds.

3 3 in the vertical shanks l 1 on each side of the lantern. The easewith which this insertion of the trunnions is made, as well as thesecurity of their retention therein, is controlled by the spring-screws19 19, passed downwardly through the upper jaws of the U-shapedtrunnion-beds provided in the upper ends of the vertical shanks.Gravitation keeps the lantern in an upright position and maintains aspirit-level in the lantern by inclining it forward toward the plane ofthe surface top of the vehicle when going upgrade and backward towardthat plane when going downgrade, and thus prevents the flame fromblackening the lens in such a manner as to destroy its light-givingefliciency.

While I may slightly Vary the construction, arrangement, and dispositionof parts without departing from the scope and the spirit of my inventionand do not want to be limited to the exact constructions, arrangements,and dispositions shown and described,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

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1. The'combination of a lantern, alanternholder and a reins-holder forvehicles adapted to be adjusted to the'top of a'buggy, carriage or othertop-vehicle, comprising a horizontally-disposed base-piece supportingintegral vertical shanks projected from near each end thereof andrising'on opposite sides. of a lantern, said vertical shanks carrying at7 their upper ends'trunnion-beds guarded by spring-gearedpassage-catches adaptedto receive and hold trunnions on each'side of askeletonframe, terminating at its top in an inverted-bowl-shapedcappiece and at its bottom in a rim-piece to which an oil holder orreservoir may be attached,. said a skeleton frame being adapted toencompass and protect a flame-chamber, said upper cap-piece beingprovided with lateral ventilation-holes undera rim projection around itscrown, said 4 base-piece having downwardly-projected conical lugsintegral with its under surface to rest in countersunk beds provided inan upper clamp-plate and a downwardly-hooked U-shaped clamp-yokeintegrally projected from the front side thereof between the bases ofthe vertical shanks, said upper clamp-plate being provided withcountersunk beds to engage and hold said downwardly-projectedconicallugs, said U-shaped clamp-yoke be- 30 ing provided with anaperture through its nether end to admit a clamp-screw, and'sai'dlantern and lantern-holder. being, provided withdownwardly-projected upwardly-grappling rein-hooks let fall from theends of a lower clamp-plate firmly secured tovthe edge or rim of theunder surface of the vehicle-top and provided. with a centrally-locatedcoun tersunk bed for the end of the clamp-screw to rest in,substantially as described.

2. In the combination of a lantern, a lan-v tern-holder and areins-holder for vehicles, adapted to be adjusted to the top oftop-vehicles,a skeleton frame for flame-chambers, comprising aninverted-bowl-shaped upper cappiece with lateral ventilation-holes undera horizontally-disposed rim projection around its crown, ribs extendingupwardly and downwardly in oppositely inward directions from theupperand lower sides of hubs on either side of said skeleton frame, said ribsmeeting and intersecting each other, upwardly, in the rim of theinverted-bowl-shaped cap-piece and, downwardly, in the rim of the lowerend piece of said skeleton frame, said hubs; being provided withtrunnions, which may be. semicircular in crosssection, buttressedagainst washer-shoulders at their inner ends, and said lower end piecebeing adapted 'to receive and hold an oil holder or reservoir,substantially as described.

3. In the combination of a lantern, a lantern-holder and a reins-holderfor vehicles, adapted to be adjusted tothe top of top-vehicles a lanternholder or bracket, comprisin g a horizontally-disposedbase piece havingvertical shanks integrally projected from its 1 upper surface, near theends thereof, and car ryin'gintheir forwardly-drooping upper endstrunnion-beds, guarded by spring-gearedpassage-catches and adapted toreceive and hold the trunnions projected from the sides of anintersuspended lantern-frame,saidbase-piece having. integraldownwardly-projected conical lugs thereunder and a forwardly-projecteddown and backwardly hooked U-shaped clamp-yoke integrally projected fromits front edge, or side, between the bases of the vertical shanks, saidU-shaped clamp-yoke'being provided with a clamp-screw apertureein itsnether end to admit an upwardly-actuated clamp-screw, substantially asdescribed..

4. In the combination of a lantern,a lantern-holder and a reins-holderfor vehicles adapted to be adjusted to thetop of top-vehicles, aspring-geared latch-guarded trunnion-passage and trunnion-bed,comprising a downwardlyslanting U shaped slot made transversely throughthe forwardedrooping' upper end of a vertical shank on each side of alantern-frame and having a downward curve on the lower inside of theU-bow to one side of its bottom as a bed for the trunnion to restandturn in,1the mouth of said U -shaped transverse slot being providedwith a spring-tongue made fast to the upper end of the U -bow, passingdownwardly back between'the jaws ofthe U-bow and actuatedfby a downwardscrew,

passed vertically through a threadedaperture through the upper 'jaw ofthe Ll-bow to regulate the pressure ofv the spring-.tongueonthe'trunnion'and hold the trunnionin its bed, substantially asdescribed.

5. In the combination of a lantern, a la'n tern holder and a,reins-holder for vehicles adapted to be adjusted to thetop oftop-vehicles, an upper clamp-plate, adapted to be permanently fastenedalong the front edge of the upper surface of the bow in a vehicle top,and provided with countersunk beds or rests in'its upper surfacetoengage and; hold conical lugs provided onthe bottomv surface of alantern-bracket to hold it in place on the top of a vehicle,substantially 'as described.

6. In the combinationof a lantern, a lantern-holder. and a reins-holderfor vehicles adapted to be adju'stedto the top of top-vehicles,'areins-holder,.con 1prising a horizon tally-disposed lower clamp-platepermanently secured'to the front under surface of 'thebow inatop-vehicle and'rein-hooks let fall, from eachend thereof, saidrein-hooks and clampplate being provided, on their under'surface, with acentrally-locatedcountersunkbed or aperture to receive and hold theupperend of an (upwardly-actuated clamp-screw, sub.- stantially as described.A

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELI BROWNING. Witnesses: 1 j I W. B. BROWNING,

R. IL'BRowNIuG.

